Orthodontists earned the most in Washington in 2019, Oklahoma in 2020, Massachusetts in 2021, Wisconsin in 2022 and Connecticut in 2023.
Pay over the five-year period peaked in 2021, when orthodontists made an average of $267,280.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released updated compensation data April 3 to reflect May 2023 information, the latest available.
Here is the average annual salary and mean hourly wage for orthodontists, along with the average earnings in the highest-paying state in each year since 2019:
Mean annual wage: $230,830
Mean hourly wage: $110.98
Highest-paying state: Washington, annual wage of $285,780
Mean annual wage: $237,990; year-over-year increase of $7,160
Mean hourly wage: $114.42
Highest-paying state: Oklahoma, annual wage of $286,050
Mean annual wage: $267,280; year-over-year increase of $29,290
Mean hourly wage: $128.50
Highest-paying state: Massachusetts, annual wage of $344,120
Mean annual wage: $216,320; year-over-year decrease of $50,960
Mean hourly wage: $104
Highest-paying state: Wisconsin, annual wage of $277,730
Mean annual wage: $243,620; year-over-year increase of $27,300
Mean hourly wage: $117.13
Highest-paying state: Michigan, annual wage of $329,620
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